I thoroughly enjoyed reading through this extended profile of developer Patrick Welker’s setup, as interviewed by tech writer/blogger Shawn Blanc. We share a lot of software in common, and I dig his hardware setup, though mine is far more compact and travel friendly due to my style of work.
Designer Khoi Vinh:
This inverse relationship between active user input and automated output is wonderfully consistent with how real people use mobile software. Unlike desktops, mobile devices are more often than not complements to other, real world activities, where ‘computing’ is not the main activity. Phones and tablets are used in situ, and so their software cannot afford to demand high levels of input effort.